Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils ofCupressus atlanticaGaussen
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 17 (4) , 437-439
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2005.9698954
Abstract
The chemical composition of essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the wood, leaves and cones of Cupressus atlantica Gaussen (Cupressaceae) was studied by GC and GC/MS. Oxygenated sesquiterpenes constituted the main chemical groups in the oil from wood, with cedrol (45.1%) as the major component. The oil from leaves contained higher amounts of sesquiterpenes with germacrene D (13.1%) and α-muurolol (15.9%) as the major components, while the monoterpene hydrocarbon α-pinene (58.7%) was found to predominate in the oil from cones.Keywords
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